Ontario. Assessment Standards Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Assessment Standards Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Assessment Standards Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1969-1980

      History

      The Assessment Standards Branch was created in 1969 within the Ontario Department of Municipal Affairs. In April, 1972, it moved to the newly created Ministry of Revenue, where it formed part of the Property Assessment Division.

      In 1980, the Assessment Standards Branch was replaced with the Assessment Policies and Priorities Branch.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Assessment Standards Branch assessed the value of real property in Ontario, which local governments used as a basis for their property taxation. It also developed, maintained and implemented valuation methods, standardized procedures, and offered training.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Municipal Affairs (1934-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA21

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Municipal Affairs controls Ontario. Assessment Standards Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1969-1972

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Revenue (1972-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA89

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Revenue controls Ontario. Assessment Standards Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1972-1980

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Assessment Policies and Priorities Branch (1980-1995)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1591

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Assessment Policies and Priorities Branch is the successor of Ontario. Assessment Standards Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1622

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      Approved

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          Guide to the Holdings of the Archives of Ontario , 1985, 0309.

          Ont. Gov't Telephone Directories, 1967-1998

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          R. Coram